After a long wait…the US streets were flogged by the people celebrating what could be the start of a new era. People danced, screamed, cried, and even were hitting saucepans.  After the announcement, the President-elect Joe Biden and the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were congratulated on their victory by many world leaders.

Kamala Harris made history as the first woman to become Vice-President, as well as the first black woman and the first South Asian woman that achieves this. The Indian Prime Minister didn’t lose the opportunity to congratulate her, saying her success is pathbreaking and a matter of great pride to all Indian women, and all Indian-Americans. The Mayor of Colombia, Claudia Lopez, was very excited that a woman Afro, Indian, Jamaican had become the Vice President, she wrote a tweet, “With every woman who wins, we all win!”

You did it!

Qué orgullo que una mujer, afro, Indian, jamaiquina, gran profesional y extraordinaria líder llegué por primera vez a la Vicepresidencia de Estados Unidos!

Con cada mujer que gana, ganamos todas! #ElCambioEsImparable

Ganaron! Ganamos! https://t.co/4EjxM4ilmL

— Claudia López Hernández (@ClaudiaLopez) November 7, 2020

Micheál Martin, the Prime Minister of Ireland wrote a tweet as soon as he got the news, expressing how glad he was to be able to work with a true friend of the nation and that he was looking forward to welcoming back home, referencing Biden’s Irish heritage.

I want to congratulate the new President Elect of the USA @JoeBiden Joe Biden has been a true friend of this nation throughout his life and I look forward to working with him in the years ahead. I also look forward to welcoming him back home when the circumstances allow! 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) November 7, 2020

The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, also congratulated Joe Biden writing on Twitter that their countries were close friends and he’s looking forward to work with both Biden a Harris.

Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that’s unique on the world stage. I’m really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 7, 2020

The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison said that Biden arrived at a crucial time as the world is dealing with the pandemic of COVID-19.

Congratulations to @joebiden and @kamalaharris – Australia wishes you every success in office. The Australia-US Alliance is deep and enduring, and built on shared values. I look forward to working with you closely as we face the world’s many challenges together.

— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) November 7, 2020

The President of South Korea, Moon Jaein, indicated that their alliance is strong and the bond between their countries is rock-solid. He also expressed he’s expecting to create more relation between their countries.

Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our alliance is strong and the bond between our two countries is rock-solid. I very much look forward to working with you for our shared values.

— 문재인 (@moonriver365) November 8, 2020

Anne Hidalgo, Paris Mayor, celebrated with a post welcoming back America and emphasizing in working together to look for a solution in the middle of a climate emergency.

Welcome back America! Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris for their election! While we are about to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, this victory symbolizes our need to act together more than ever, in view of climate emergency. 🇺🇸#Election2020

— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) November 7, 2020

Many mayors also expressed that this victory meant the start of building new bridges and not walls, other were very happy to revive their transatlantic friendships, which are very important.

The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas said he’s really looking forward to enhancing the relations between Palestine and America to reach freedom, independence, justice, dignity, peace, stability, and security for the people.

This big change is a respite in the middle of the chaos.  The impact of the new generation is coming afloat, yet there is a lot of work that has to be done. For this, we must come together and support each other with respect and effort. I think it’s amazing that so many countries are interested in making ties again with United States, it’s a great opportunity!